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To: 8bits who wrote (175692)	11/11/2011 1:16:41 PM
From: John Vosilla	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541344

I would speculate that there are strong restrictions (de facto and de jure ) on new construction in Boulder. I know that's the case for much of the desirable parts of the SF Bay Area. Berkeley California actually has fewer housing units now than in 1980. Of course predominately liberal areas do not always translate to high / appreciating real estate prices.. think Detroit. I would guess most any ghetto or barrio would vote democrat. That would be an entire thread unto itself. It does seem the shift and disparity began to accelerate after 1980 and Reaganomics. I still get a chuckle when someone on FOX calls the Bay Area a bastion of socialism when the wealth disparity there is much greater than anywhere in red America.. I grew up in NYC and the Manhattan of even the late 1970s was reasonably priced for working class people and young adults starting out. By the time Reagan completed two terms it was a totally different place..